St. Louis CITY SC defeated Austin FC 3–1 on Saturday at Q2 Stadium in MLS Regular Season action, with Marcel Hartel scoring twice to lead the visitors.
St. Louis controlled the early tempo, with João Klauss testing Brad Stuver twice in the 23′ and 24′ minutes, both headers saved. Marcel Hartel broke through in the 28′, finishing from outside the box after Alfredo Morales's assist to give St. Louis the lead. Austin responded quickly as Oleksandr Svatok equalized in the 36′ with a header from Owen Wolff's corner kick.
Hartel restored St. Louis's advantage on the stroke of halftime in the 45′, converting from the center of the box after being set up by Célio Pompeu. Austin pressed in the second half, forcing multiple blocked shots from Dani Pereira, Owen Wolff, and Žan Kolmanič, while Myrto Uzuni's effort was saved in the 84′.
Simon Becher sealed the result in the 90+3′, finishing from close range after Alfredo Morales provided his second assist of the match. Austin's late frustration showed as Diego Rubio and Robert Taylor both received yellow cards in the 90+6′.
Goal: M. Hartel vs. ATX, 28'
Goal: O. Svatok vs. STL, 36'
Goal: M. Hartel vs. ATX, 45'
Goal: S. Becher vs. ATX, 90+3'
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